Creating a custom processor.

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#1 21675306 02 Feb 2016 07:17

Nathaniel Smith Nathaniel Smith

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21675306 02 Feb 2016 07:17

I'm designing a low-grade game system which will be programmed to run one text-based strategy game.

Is it possible to design my own processor for this, or do I need to turn to a manufacturer?
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#2 21675307 02 Feb 2016 09:49

Justin Spencer Mamaradlo Justin Spencer Mama...

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21675307 02 Feb 2016 09:49

Hi there Nathaniel,

By designing your own processor, do you mean
starting from scratch (as in defining a unique instruction
set architecture best suited to the game) or
buying a CPU and interfacing it to your game's peripherals?

I think the latter option is more economical. I have a feeling the custom-made processor is more expensive.

Hope this helps in some way.

Regards,
Justin
#3 21675308 02 Feb 2016 21:20

richard gabric richard gabric

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21675308 02 Feb 2016 21:20

Yes, you can, but without knowing a little more, I would question the economics.
If you want to do it for interests sake, then some CPU cores have been written in HDL (emulating some commercial architectures) to fit into FPGAs. Some are open source, so it would give you an opportunity to look at how it has been done. Once a system is running on an FPGA, if you have a reasonable volume, an ASIC can be made,
cheers,
Richard
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